I have my own Kindle rant coming (I know, “falconesse, aren’t you tired of ranting about the Kindle?” No, Dear Reader, not at all), but in the meantime… Green Apple Books in San Francisco has one of those excellent bookselling … Continue reading
Neil Gaiman had a very interesting tweet this afternoon: RT @librarythingtim: RT @bookpatrol Borders employees now have to sign a non-blogging contract? http://ow.ly/ijSr Which points you to A.J. Kohn’s used books blog, where some of Borders’ more ill-thought-out practices have … Continue reading
Listen. I need to tell you this. They say there’s something in the water, there in Three Lakes, sleeping beneath the surface. It’s on cheery-sloganned postcards and souvenir tee-shirts, and in the pages of chapbooks about local legends and haunted … Continue reading
From the “how the hell is this a surprise to you” files: A British company (BDO Stoy Hayward) found that 71% of consumers, on encountering bad service, would go elsewhere. /gasp /shock /fans self From the article, BDO Stoy Hayward’s … Continue reading
The story I submitted has been rejected. Nicely, and with a short personal reply and a “we look forward to seeing more from you,” so, y’know, encouraging. Next move, of course, is to suck it up and resubmit elsewhere. The … Continue reading
Or, more accurately, gone drinking. Off to Feathermeet for the weekend, spending time in Seattle with a group of awesome people and returning a book to its rightful owner (I hear he has one of my hair clips to offer … Continue reading
I had the start of a post about newer writers, and how they comport themselves the first time someone turns a critical eye upon their work. Usually, it’s not pretty. Usually, it involves a whole lot of drama and flouncing. … Continue reading
